http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/06/footballs-island-charm-brian-ching-oahu-and-how-hawaii-gained-a-world-cup-spot/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/06/footballs-island-charm-brian-ching-oahu-and-how-hawaii-gained-a-world-cup-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-41903 The Global Game | Islands | The pan-Pacific soccer paradise Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:12:26 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=166#comment-41903 [...] Hawai‘i’s “Mr. Soccer,” Jack Sullivan, has defied convention on multiple occasions: by relocating from the mainland in 1957, two years before the Islands achieved statehood, and then switching his coaching interests from baseball to the unfamiliar game of soccer. Uncomfortable with seeing young baseball players living in fear of mistakes, Sullivan gravitated toward soccer, where such fears were eliminated: “You don’t have these negative things for timid kids. It creates responsible people with self-worth and the confidence to play other sports” (see 7 Jun 06). [...] [...] Hawai‘i’s “Mr. Soccer,” Jack Sullivan, has defied convention on multiple occasions: by relocating from the mainland in 1957, two years before the Islands achieved statehood, and then switching his coaching interests from baseball to the unfamiliar game of soccer. Uncomfortable with seeing young baseball players living in fear of mistakes, Sullivan gravitated toward soccer, where such fears were eliminated: “You don’t have these negative things for timid kids. It creates responsible people with self-worth and the confidence to play other sports” (see 7 Jun 06). [...]

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